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Education opens doors for Millennials to succeed and give back

College students from all over Northern California brought their passion, energy, and ideas to Mobilize.org’s Target 2020 California Leadership Seminar, with the hope of making access to higher education more of a reality for all young people.

Target 2020 brought together leaders from several community colleges as part of a 12-month virtual and in-person leadership development program. The project is designed to equip Millennials with the skills and resources they need to become civic entrepreneurs.

Many students eagerly shared stories of how education propelled their lives forward and made the difference between failure and success.

Student Cherrie Moore from the East Bay explained that she went through a difficult childhood and then a rough divorce, followed closely by the death of her mother. Despite friends and family telling her to slow down and take a break, Moore said the only thing that she had to hold on to at the time was school. She found strength in campus groups and quickly rose to become a leader among her peers. Now, Moore works to make sure everyone has a network of support to improve their chance of success in school.

All throughout the day they were challenged to increase to use their own “story of self” as a means of explaining their family and childhood, life choices and experiences as leaders. Everyone in the room felt the advocacy power unleashed by the students sharing who they were and what they have become.